Newly minted World All-Around bronze medalist Kenzo Shirai was third up in the FX event final, turning in another spectacular routine (15.633), which assuredly earned him the gold medal. The only question left, was who would win silver and bronze. The next two competitors on the start list were Israel's Artem Dolgopyat and Yul Moldauer. Both turned in outstanding routines, but [...more]
China and Japan were up to their old tricks, dominating the final standings at the 2017 World Men's Gymnastics Championships. China's Xiao Ruoteng (86.933) improved on his 2nd place finish in the qualifying round to earn his first World All-Around title. His teammate Lin Chaopan (86.448) was right behind him to take silver. Japan's Kenzo Shirai (86.431), competing in his first Worlds AA, earned bronze. Shirai, the heir apparent to [...more]
The U.S. men qualified three gymnasts to the World Championships finals. Yul Moldauer, Donnell Whittenburg and Alex Naddour will represent Team USA on two events--Floor and PH. Moldauer, as expected, also qualified for Thursday's AA final. He just missed being able to compete in the top group of six, finishing 7th (84.331). Moldauer advanced based largely on his superior execution, which was the 4th highest (50.731) of the top-10 qualifiers. His start value was the second [...more]
